Awards in your library

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1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• Persuasion (Penguin Classics) by Jane Austen (2006 Edition)
• Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger (2006/2008 Edition)
• The ragged trousered philanthropists by Robert Tressell (2006/2008 Edition)
• Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (2006/2008 Edition)
• smila's sense of snow by Hoeg (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway (2006/2008 Edition)

AAR Top 100 Romances

• Persuasion (Penguin Classics) by Jane Austen (2007, 54)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-1999

• Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger (10)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000

• Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger (10)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (2007)

ALA Notable Book

• Finn: A Novel by Jon Clinch (2008)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• Nectar in a Sieve (Signet Classics) by Kamala Markandaya (Fiction, 1999)
• Water for Elephants: A Novel by Sara Gruen (Arts & Humanities, 2009)
• The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (Literature & Language Arts, 2009)
• Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson (Social Sciences, 2009)
• The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls (Social Sciences, 2009)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot ( Feel Good Books, 1998)
• Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger (Own Your Freak, 2005)
• The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls (What Makes a Family?, 2008)
• The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (Death and Dying, 2009)

ALA Stonewall Book Award Nominee

• Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (2005)

Alex Award

• The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls (2006)
• Water for Elephants: A Novel by Sara Gruen (2007)

All Iowa Reads

• Gilead by Marilynne Robinson (2006)

Amazon's Best Books of the Month: June 2009

• Everything Matters!: A Novel by Jr. Currie, Ron

Amazon's Best Books of the Year: 2009

• Everything Matters!: A Novel by Jr. Currie, Ron (#63)

Ambassador Book Award

• Gilead by Marilynne Robinson (Fiction, 2005)

Anthony Burgess: 99 Novels

• Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger (1951)

Barry Award

• The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (First Novel, 2005)

BBC's Big Read

• Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger (Best loved novel, 2003, No 15)
• Persuasion (Penguin Classics) by Jane Austen (Best loved novel, 2003, No 38)
• The ragged trousered philanthropists by Robert Tressell (Best loved novel, 2003, No 72)
• The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (Best loved novel, 2003, No 94)
• Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Best loved novel, 2003, No 97)
• The Picture of Dorian Gray and Other Writings (Enriched Classics) by Oscar Wilde (Best loved novel, 2003, No 118)

BCCB Blue Ribbon Book

• The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (2006)

Book Sense Book of the Year

• The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón ( Adult Fiction Honor Book, 2005)
• The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls (Adult Nonfiction Honor Book, 2006)
• The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (Children's Literature Winner, 2007)
• Water for Elephants: A Novel by Sara Gruen (Adult Fiction Winner, 2007)
• The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible by A. J. Jacobs ( Adult Nonfiction Honor Book, 2008)

Booker Prize Shortlist

• When We Were Orphans: A Novel by Kazuo Ishiguro (2000)

Books for a Better Life Award

• In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan (2008)

Borders Original Voices

• The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (2005)

A Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan

• The Screwtape Letters (Gift Edition) by C. S. Lewis (Spiritual Classics)

Christianity Today Book Awards

• Gilead by Marilynne Robinson (Fiction, 2005)

Christopher Award

• The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls (2006)

Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards

• The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan (Nonfiction, Gold, 2006)

CWA

• smila's sense of snow by Hoeg (Silver Dagger, 1994)

Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis

• The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (Jugendjury, 2009)

Dilys Award

• smila's sense of snow by Hoeg (1994)

Edgar Award Nominee

• smila's sense of snow by Hoeg (Novel, 1994)

Ena Noel Award

• The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (2006)

Exclusive Books Boeke Prize

• The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (2007)

Extreme Classics: The 100 Greatest Adventure Books of All Time

• The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom by Slavomir Rawicz (053)

Florida Teens Read

• The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls (2007-2008)

Francis Parkman Prize

• The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 by David McCullough (1978)

Geffen Award

• I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (Best Translated Science Fiction Book, 2008)

Glasnyckeln

• smila's sense of snow by Hoeg (1993)

The Grawemeyer Award in Religion

• Gilead by Marilynne Robinson (2006)

Great Lakes Book Award

• Water for Elephants: A Novel by Sara Gruen (Fiction, 2007)

Guardian 1000

• smila's sense of snow by Hoeg (Crime)
• Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger (Family and self)
• Persuasion (Penguin Classics) by Jane Austen (Love)
• Gilead by Marilynne Robinson (Love)
• Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Love)
• I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• The ragged trousered philanthropists by Robert Tressell (State of the nation)

The Guardian's Text on the Beach: 50 Best Summer Reads Ever

• The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway (2009)

Gumshoe Award nominee

• The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (European Crime Novel, 2005)

Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher

• Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger

HarperCollins 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Century

• Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

Heartland Prize

• Gilead by Marilynne Robinson (Fiction, 2005)

A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book

• The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (2006)

James Beard Foundation Award

• The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan (Writing on Food, 2007)

James Beard Foundation Award Nominee

• In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan (2009)

Kathleen Mitchell Award

• The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (2006)

Kiriyama Prize

• Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson (Nonfiction, 2007)

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